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| From | Andrea Kremer <kremer@shore.net> |
| Subject | Re: CD Walkman recommendations |
| Date | Thu, 22 May 2003 08:49:42 -0400 (EDT) |
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I'm not sure it's worth buying 3-year insurance on a small electronic
device given the rate at which cool new devices become available.
My own recommendation would be to look for the least expensive model with
the features you want (for me it was the ability to play cd-rs, for you
it may be a size issue or having a built-in radio or skip protection,
etc.) and a name that's fairly reliable (Sony, for me). Then you won't
feel bad replacing it when, a year or two from now, they come out with one
that makes toast and answers your phone.
A
On Thu, 22 May 2003, stevedurben2000 wrote:
> snip..
> Why don't you A) buy the 3 year insurance, so any time it breaks,
> they give
> you a new one, and B) buy 2 of them, so you always have one working.
>
>
> Well, I do buy the insurance. If they just "gave" me a new one I
> wouldn't be asking. As you probably know with Best Buy you have to a)
> call them and request a replacement mailing label and then wait for
> it in the mail, b) box up your merchandise with this label and send
> it to them, c) then wait for them to send you the voucher in the mail
> and then d) you can go pick up your new product. It's not a HUGE
> thing to go through this every time but with turn around time I'm
> getting close to spending as much time dicking around with returns as
> I am having a working player.
> I could buy 2, but I thought perhaps there might be a brand that
> someone had good luck with so I could avoid the above completely. I
> should say, that I know these players probably are know to have short
> life spans but the Sony's I buy have the exact SAME malfunction every
> time. This leads me to assume they may be the "Ford Pintos" of CD
> Walkmans. However, maybe it is wishful thinking on my part to hope
> for a "Cadillac" version of these players.
>
>
> Tim said..
> Steve,
> try goin to Circuit City and be sure to take out an extended
> warranty. I
> went through at least a half dozen players. they kept replacing
> them , no
> charge.
>
> Hey Tim, that just may be the ticket. I hope they do straight up
> exchanges but even if they don't I can at least try another brand.
>
> best, Steve D
>
>
>
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